COBURN: So you wouldn’t embrace what the Declaration of Independence says, that we have certain inalienable and God-given rights that aren’t given in the Constitution, that are ours ...

In November 1988, Rüütel was a key figure in preparing a declaration of independence, with full sovereignty following three years later. In the newly independent Estonia, which inherited a ...

April 3 marks 35 years since the government that led the restoration of Estonia's independence took office. "We believe that we, along with many of our now sadly departed colleagues, did everything we ...